Happy Hours:once is a fluke and wouldn't affect a decision (by me or I think most people) to use Carnival.

Twice in a month? Yeah.....this should hurt them.

No shiat, I laughed at my dad who canceled his plans to take his new wife on one because it's not like it could happen again. If anything it would be even more safe because they'd be more careful. I guess I'll be eating those words now. Dumbasses.

I have to say, as someone that worked selling high end academic tours, the price Carnival offers always led me to believe that *something* might get shortchanged on those cruises. I'm not saying you get what you pay for, but you get what you pay for.

Cruise ships don't request help until it's gone from problem, to disaster to catastrophy. When shiat has gone completely pearshaped, and the ship is listing dangerously and has run aground, they will abandon ship and call for help once reaching shore.

/why the fark would you go on a cruise?//Let me wander an inhospitible ocean with a bunch of fat disgusting people///and neurovirus.

ginandbacon:I have to say, as someone that worked selling high end academic tours, the price Carnival offers always led me to believe that *something* might get shortchanged on those cruises. I'm not saying you get what you pay for, but you get what you pay for.

Lt. Cheese Weasel:ginandbacon: I have to say, as someone that worked selling high end academic tours, the price Carnival offers always led me to believe that *something* might get shortchanged on those cruises. I'm not saying you get what you pay for, but you get what you pay for.

VenomousDuck:Carnival cruises are like a giant floating Wal-Mart only less fun.

Truest statement yet. It is known as the white trash cruise line.

Oh, and Carnival (which at first denied they were having any problems) has now released a statement reading:

The Carnival Dream has a technical issue which our engineering team is currently working on. The ship is at dock in St. Maarten. At no time did the ship lose power but there were periodic interruptions to elevators and toilets for a few hours last night. However at this time all hotel systems are functioning normally and have been functional since approximately 12.30am. The ship has full power but is still at dock while personnel continue to work on the technical issue. The Carnival Dream was on a seven-day cruise and is based in Port Canaveral, Fla.

Yeah, that means you lost power. And to those that think no elevators aren't a big deal, you fail to realize how big as cruise ship is. They go from deck one to deck 14.

That probably should have been worded differently or clarified in some way. Granted it did later mention the main generator, but the quoted sentence above would have me believe that Carnival and whomever designed their ship are complete dumb-asses.

That probably should have been worded differently or clarified in some way. Granted it did later mention the main generator, but the quoted sentence above would have me believe that Carnival and whomever designed their ship are complete dumb-asses.

Not so much dumb-asses as cheap-asses. Ocean Liners used to have 2 or 3 redundant systems so if the main generator went down the passengers wouldn't be without power in the middle of the North Atlantic. Since cruise ships are usually with in 12 hours of a port so they think 5000 passengers can go for 12 hours without toilets or ventilation.

That probably should have been worded differently or clarified in some way. Granted it did later mention the main generator, but the quoted sentence above would have me believe that Carnival and whomever designed their ship are complete dumb-asses.

IIRC there are six generators that power everything. If they can't more there must be more than one out, or a problem with the electrical system.

WTF is there to do on a cruise anyway? I'm not a big eater and that's all I ever hear from people who go on cruises is the food. Of course these are mostly morbidly obese women I'm talking to so the opinion might be skewed.

Mugato:WTF is there to do on a cruise anyway? I'm not a big eater and that's all I ever hear from people who go on cruises is the food. Of course these are mostly morbidly obese women I'm talking to so the opinion might be skewed.

I've never gone either, but i think the appeal is that most of the attractions there are pre-paid?

I mean, you've got to buy your own knicknacks and roomservice, but the buffet is free, you can go see a movie, or a show, or use the pools or whatever without money.

So you can let your crotchfruit run rampant and get piss drunk on the poop deck.

Now, when I say that I am in the habit of going to sea whenever I begin to grow hazy about the eyes, and begin to be over conscious of my lungs, I do not mean to have it inferred that I ever go to sea as a passenger. For to go as a passenger you must needs have a purse, and a purse is but a rag unless you have something in it. Besides, passengers get sea-sick-grow quarrelsome-don't sleep of nights-do not enjoy themselves much, as a general thing;-no, I never go as a passenger; nor, though I am something of a salt, do I ever go to sea as a Commodore, or a Captain, or a Cook. I abandon the glory and distinction of such offices to those who like them. For my part, I abominate all honourable respectable toils, trials, and tribulations of every kind whatsoever. ....

No, when I go to sea, I go as a simple sailor, right before the mast, plumb down into the forecastle, aloft there to the royal mast-head.

KWess:If you are docked in port, spewing filth everywhere, and I have a valid passport, isn't preventing me from leaving the ship tantamount to kidnapping?

Just because you have a valid passport doesn't mean you have some sort of right to go ashore. You must first be granted a visa by the immigration service. But in this case, it was the US Coast Guard that ordered the captain to keep the passengers on board, so that they could be accounted for and so that no one would be left behind.

Mugato:WTF is there to do on a cruise anyway? I'm not a big eater and that's all I ever hear from people who go on cruises is the food. Of course these are mostly morbidly obese women I'm talking to so the opinion might be skewed.

Went on a cruise and had a great time. My idea of a great time is 1) not having a cell phone signal and 2) sitting on deck watching the ocean. You mileage may vary. Professional driver on a closed course. Always wear your safety equipment. Consult a physician if your erection lasts more than four hours.